HomeMy WebLinkAbout4-18-2012 MinutesFORT PIERCE HARBOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Meeting Held On
April 18, 2012
Convened at 3:05 p.m. Adjourned at 4:00 p.m.
This meeting of the Fort Pierce Harbor Advisory Committee (FPHAC) was held Wednesday
April 18th, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. in the Yd Floor Conference Room in the Administration Building,
2300 Virginia Avenue, Fort Pierce, Florida.
ROLL CALL
Roll call was taken. Quorum present.
Members Presents Mayor Bob Benton, City of Fort Pierce, Chair
Bradley J. Currie, Land Design South, Vice Chair
Vice -Mayor Linda Bartz, City of PSL
Warren Falls, Managing Director of ORCA
Mary Chapman
Gerald Kuklinski
Members Absents Bill Thiess, FPUA/St. Lucie Village
David Sousa, St. Lucie Village
Marty Laven, Marine Industries Association of the Treasure Coast
Also Presents Katherine Barbieri, Assistant County Attorney
Sherry McCorkle, Assistant to Congressman Rooney Sherry McCorkle,
Don West, Public Works Director
Mark Satterlee, Planning, SLC
Buzz Smith
Charles Grande
R.C. Silvestri
NEW BU$INE$$o Discussion on order of Agenda for Public/Staff comments. Minutes for
January and March were approved.
Buzz Smyth gave a presentation on Harbor Point concerning future recreational/tourism uses
based on the 1996 referendum. Mr. Smyth would like to ask Members to send a
recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners requesting to initiate a five to ten
year plan for this area. Members discussed past recommendations made to the Board. Several
ideas were suggested.
Chair Benton conveyed to Members that a proposal needs to be brought to the committee to
process to see if it is a viable project for the Harbor Point area, and then a recommendation
can be made to the Board.
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Charles Grande shared with Members that the Board of County Commissioners is the Port
Authority and residents voted to purchase the property based on the 1996 referendum.
Chair Benton asked members about monthly meetings. Ms. Chapman shared with the Chair
that the County has a set of Operational Procedures that states the only time there needs to
be a meeting is if there is a quorum or business to discuss.
OLD 13U$INE$$e Members discussed the referendum that was brought up at the last meeting
that can potentially be added to this year's ballots at the Election. Everyone agreed to wait
until after the Florida Department of Transportation's Port Master Plan Public meetings.
Florida Department of Transportation Port Master Plan meetings will be held May 2"d from
6 — 9 for St. Lucie County and May 16th from 1 — 3 and 6 — 9 for the City of Fort Pierce.
ADJOURNNENTs At 4:00 p.m. the meeting was adjourned. The next meeting will be held
Wednesday May 16th 2012 at 3:00 pm, in the Yd Floor Conference Room.
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2012 SCHEDULED
3RD WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH na 3 P.M.
CONFERENCE ROOM 3
• Wednesday - January lath
• Wednesday - February 15th
Wednesday - March mist
• Wednesday - April lath
• Wednesday -May 16th
• Wednesday - June moth
• Wednesday - July lath
® Wednesday - August 15th
• Wednesday - September 19th
• Wednesday - October 17th
• Wednesday - November mist
• Wednesday - December 19th
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